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Chemo weight gain
Sulky rant alert... I'm now half way through chemo, yay, with 3 down 3 to go. Although the nasty side effects have been getting much better each cycle the energy, both physical and mental, are taking ...
I'm 52 now...but was youthful and spritely...but oh gosh the whole surgery, treatment was hard. The lack of sleep (fretting and worrying and discomfort) made me feel tired all day and just exhausted (not to mention chemo side effects) But here I am 8 months following chemo...4 weeks since my final changeover surgery after reconstruction, and I might not be quite at full steam but I certainly feel youthful again. And you will too. It's your bodies way of saying, stop, take a breathe, rest and heal. It gets better, eventually. You can do this. Kath x